"Maggie's occasional speaking parts and other vocalisations are currently provided by Nancy Cartwright, but she has also been voiced by guest stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Taylor and Jodie Foster, and by series regulars Yeardley Smith and Harry Shearer. Maggie has appeared in various media relating to ""The Simpsons"" – including video games, ""The Simpsons Movie"", ""The Simpsons"" Ride, commercials and comic books – and has inspired an entire line of merchandise. ""The Simpsons"" uses a floating timeline in which the characters do not physically age, and as such the show is assumed to be set in the current year."
"is almost always seen as a baby. She has blonde spiked hair like Lisa. Her first word was ""daddy"", shown at one point after Homer tucks her in. She is almost 2 years old and still uses a pacifier despite teething, although this was mentioned in a Treehouse of Horror episode (""Starship Poopers"") and is not considered canon. She was quite prominent in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" shorts, often being featured alongside Bart and Lisa but has since become the least seen and heard of the five main Simpsons. It has been revealed that Maggie has outstanding artistic and academic"
"that he hopes she never says a word. But as soon as he turns off the light and closes the door, Maggie takes her pacifier out of her mouth and utters the word ""daddy"", before going to sleep. ""Lisa's First Word"" was written by Jeff Martin, and directed by Mark Kirkland. ""The Simpsons"" writers Mike Reiss and Al Jean were discussing about having an episode where Maggie would say her first word, and Reiss thought it would be cute to have her say ""daddy"" when no one could hear her. Jeff Martin was assigned to write the episode because he"
"IGN's ""Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances"" list for her performance as Maggie in ""Lisa's First Word"". James Earl Jones, voice of Maggie in ""Treehouse of Horror V"", was named the seventh greatest guest star on the show in the same list. In 2000, Maggie and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. Four children's books, written by Maggie Groening (after whom Maggie was named) and illustrated by Matt Groening, entitled ""Maggie Simpson's Book of Animals"", ""Maggie Simpson's Counting Book"", ""Maggie Simpson's Book of Colors and Shapes"""
"Maggie Simpson Margaret ""Maggie"" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She first appeared on television in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. She received her first name from Groening's youngest sister. After appearing on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three years, the Simpson family was given their own series on the Fox Broadcasting Company which debuted December 17, 1989. Maggie is the youngest child of Homer and Marge,"
"the credits, there is a dedication ""Dedicated to the Memory of Elizabeth Taylor"" beneath a picture of Maggie Simpson. Taylor voiced Maggie's first word, ""Daddy"", in the fourth season episode ""Lisa's First Word"". The episode title is a pun on the song ""Love is a Many-Splendored Thing"" based on the Academy Award winning film. A rendition of the classical music theme of Around The World In 80 Days can also be heard briefly at the beginning of the episode. Homer has a dream with three pop culture references to parental abuse in the media, but Homer is the abused victim"
"collection: ""The Simpsons: Greatest Hits"", and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection. The episode features cultural references to two chains of fast food restaurants, Wendy's and McDonald's, as well as a reference to the 1981 arcade video game ""Ms. Pac-Man"". ""Lisa's First Word"" received positive reception from television critics, and acquired a Nielsen rating of 16.6. The Simpson family are trying unsuccessfully to get Maggie to speak, inspiring Marge to share the story of Lisa's first word. The story flashes back to March 1983 where Homer, Marge and Bart originally lived in an apartment on"
"that it was ""the best ever first script"" that she had read. All 43 episodes were written by Steven Moffat. During production of series two, he was having an unhappy personal life after the break-up of his first marriage. His wife's new lover was represented in the episode ""The Big Finish?"" by the character Brian Magboy (Simon Schatzberger), a name inspired by Brian: Maggie's boy. Moffat brought in the character so that all sorts of unfortunate things would happen to him, such as having a typewriter dropped on his foot. This period in Moffat's life would also be reflected in"
"Jones voiced Maggie in ""Treehouse of Horror V"". Maggie would later have brief dialogue in ""Treehouse of Horror IX"", voiced by Harry Shearer, who used his Kang voice. In earlier episodes, Yeardley Smith did many of Maggie's squeaks, cries, laughs and occasional speaking parts, although in the later seasons her parts are done by Nancy Cartwright (including a single word spoken during the end credits of ""The Simpsons Movie""). Jodie Foster voiced a Howard Roark-inspired Maggie in the season 20 episode ""Four Great Women and a Manicure"". In the occasional episodes set in the future (""Lisa's Wedding"", ""Bart to the"
"Maggie out of the cage and tells Homer that she has some 'S&M for him' - scrubbing and mopping, since he is dressed for the job anyway. As Marge giggles, Homer fires a dart borrowed from the doctors into her, which sends her straight to sleep. The writers of ""The Simpsons"" were told that actress Drew Barrymore wanted to guest star in the series and pitched several possible episodes for her. These included what became the plot of this episode, with Barrymore voicing Becky, as well as another which would see her voice Krusty the Clown's daughter. The latter idea"
"scene required. Maggie's comedic hallmarks include her tendency to stumble and land on her face while attempting to walk, and a penchant for sucking on her pacifier, the sound of which has become the equivalent of her catchphrase and was originally created by Groening during the Tracey Ullman period. In the early seasons of the show, Maggie would suck her pacifier over other characters' dialogue, but this was discontinued because the producers found it too distracting. With few exceptions, Maggie never speaks but participates in the events around her, emoting with subtle gestures and facial expressions. Maggie's first lines were"
"Marge announces to Homer that she is pregnant with Maggie, a photo of the baby can be seen in the background. In its original broadcast, ""And Maggie Makes Three"" finished 47th in the ratings for the week of January 16 to January 22, 1995, with a Nielsen rating of 10.3. The episode was the fourth highest rated show on the Fox network that week, beaten only by ""Melrose Place"", ""Beverly Hills, 90210"", and the ""Rock 'n' Roll Skating Championship"". Since airing, the episode has received many positive reviews from fans and television critics. One-time ""The Simpsons"" writer and comedian Ricky"
"Rogers' first episode in 1973, when Maggie cared for him while living on a farm. Following a series of experiences together, the pair grew extremely close, and their bond became central to both characters until Mickey's death in 2010. For her work as Maggie, Rogers won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1979. The character has been described as a ""legend"" and a television icon. In 2011, Rogers celebrated 38 years on ""Days"", with only two minor interruptions. In August 2013, she celebrated 40 years on the soap, becoming its longest-running character. Introduced"
"for Carson was one where he visited the Simpson family's house and mooched off them. Carson felt this role was too degrading, so instead the writers took the opposite route and portrayed him as extremely versatile and multi-talented. Bette Midler's condition for guest-starring was that the show promoted her anti-littering campaign. Elizabeth Taylor guest-starred as herself and also recorded a part as Maggie in ""Lisa's First Word"" on the same day. Luke Perry was one of the first guest stars to agree to their parts. The short cartoon ""Worker and Parasite"" is a reference to Soviet cartoons. To produce the"
"independent. This episode was written by Stephanie Gillis, and directed by Matthew Nastuk. Matt Dillon guest stars as Louie. During its first airing, the episode gained 7.7 million viewers, fewer than the previous episode. While puting Maggie to bed, Marge discovers Maggie is too clingy. After Maggie's attachment to Marge causes a jar of milk to be spilled, Marge attempts to email Creative Responses for Infant Edu-loving (""C.R.I.E."") pronounced as the word cry, a group which enables attached children to be more independent, with the intention of finding a counselor for Maggie. Meanwhile, Homer finds out the Kwik-E-Mart and Moe's"
"and ""Maggie Simpson's Alphabet Book"" were released on September 12, 1991. Other merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, jigsaw puzzles, and T-shirts. Maggie was made into an action figure as part of the ""World of Springfield"" toy line, and was released in the wave one playset ""Living Room"", featuring her and Marge in the living room of the Simpsons house. Maggie has appeared in commercials for Burger King, Butterfinger, C.C. Lemon, Domino's Pizza, Ramada Inn and Subway. Maggie has appeared in other media relating to ""The Simpsons"". She is a character in every one of ""The Simpsons"" video games, including the"
"Broadway debut in a revival of ""The Real Thing"", and starred in the BBC television miniseries ""The Honourable Woman"". For her performance in the latter, she received a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy. She currently stars as Candy on the HBO series ""The Deuce"" (2017–present), which she produces. Her other producing credits include the 2018 film ""The Kindergarten Teacher"". Gyllenhaal was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (née Achs) and Stephen Gyllenhaal. The first name on Maggie's birth certificate is ""Margalit"", which she did not discover until 2013, when adopting her husband's surname."
"Four Great Women and a Manicure ""Four Great Women and a Manicure"" is the twentieth episode of the twentieth season of ""The Simpsons"". First broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2009, it was the second Simpsons episode (after ""Simpsons Bible Stories"") to have four acts instead of the usual three. The episode tells four tales of famous women featuring ""Simpsons"" characters in various roles: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's ""The Fountainhead"". Jodie Foster performs the voice of Maggie"
"born and gets all the attention, Bart takes an immediate dislike to her. Eventually, he is about to run away until Lisa says her first word, ""Bart"". Thrilled that his name is his sister's first word, Marge explains to Bart that Lisa adores him. He accepts her as his little sister and they both find it funny that they each call Homer by his name, rather than ""daddy"" as he wishes. Back in the present day, Homer takes Maggie to bed, commenting on how the sooner kids learn to talk, the sooner they learn to talk back, and tells Maggie"
"as Maggie Simmons, Maggie is one of the earliest characters invented by scriptwriter William J. Bell, and executive producer Betty Corday. The character was brought on as a potential love interest for already established character – Mickey Horton. This was originally intended to put the character in close contact with the soap's core family, the Hortons. Shortly after her arrival on the serial in 1973, Maggie married Mickey, thus establishing her to the soap's core family. Maggie is the mother of Melissa Horton (whom she adopted), Summer Townsend, Daniel Jonas, Janice Barnes (whom she fostered) and Sarah Horton (whose biological"
"her first speaking role. The screenplay was adapted by Frances Marion and the film was produced by Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern. Sixteen minutes into the film, she famously utters her first line, ""Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby."" The film premiered in New York City on 21 February 1930 publicized with the catchphrase ""Garbo talks!"", and was the highest-grossing film of the year. Garbo received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance, although she lost to MGM colleague Norma Shearer. Her nomination that year included her performance in"
"well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. She often acts as the voice of reason, but displays exaggerated behavior traits of stereotypical mothers and takes the blatant dysfunctionality of her family for granted, unlike the other family members, who are aware that they are eccentric. Her most notable physical feature is her blue hair, styled into an improbably high beehive. Julie Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for voicing Marge in the episode ""I Married Marge"". For her performance in ""The Simpsons Movie"", Kavner received a nomination for ""Best Voice Acting"
"abilities, much like her sister Lisa. The episodes taking place in the future often show her as some kind of businesswoman. Maggie rarely speaks, but has been voiced by several different actors including Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, Harry Shearer (who used his Kang voice) in ""Starship Poopers"", Yeardley Smith, and Nancy Cartwright. Abraham Jebediah ""Abe"" Simpson II (better known simply as Grampa), voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is the patriarch of the Simpson family, the father of Homer. He is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is"
"that MGM kept out of talking films the longest for fear that one of their biggest stars, like so many others, would not succeed in them. Her famous first line is: ""Gimme a whisky, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby!"" In fact, Garbo's English was so good by the time she appeared in this film, she had to add an accent in several retakes to sound more like the Swedish Anna. In addition to the English and German-language version of this film, a silent version with titles was also made. George F. Marion performed the role"
"American version of Speedy Gonzales called Rapid Dave after he decided that immigrants shouldn't be allowed into America. Sylvester (in which Jeff Bergman reprises his role) appeared in the cartoon with Dave that Peter made, and tried to catch him. In ""The Simpsons"" episode Lisa's First Word, toddler Bart exclaims ""Sufferin' succotash!"" like Sylvester when Baby Lisa says her first word ""Bart."" In 1985, Sylvester could be heard in an episode of the game show ""Press Your Luck"". Host Peter Tomarken had earlier incorrectly credited his catchphrase ""Suffering Succotash!"" to Daffy Duck. Even though all three contestants had correctly answered"
"Simpson family The Simpson family consists of fictional characters featured in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. They live at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the fictional town of Springfield, United States, and they were created by cartoonist Matt Groening, who conceived the characters after his own family members, substituting ""Bart"" for his own name. The family debuted on Fox on April 19, 1987 in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" and were later spun off into their own"
"product of her mother's affair with Richard. Initial speculation pointed to Jesse Williams' Jackson Avery as the child, but the actor refuted those rumors. Shonda Rhimes revealed that the character had always been a part of the original story plans, but the character's existence was not set in stone until season 4. Kelly McCeary expressed her excitement about how special Maggie in an interview with BuddyTV. ""I just feel like it's a rare opportunity to be able to play somebody that is so complex and fully realized and smart and fierce and compassionate and awkward and the whole thing."" Maggie"
"a television series to receive this recognition while the show is still in production. The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, were made available for purchase on May 7, 2009. In a USPS poll, Maggie's stamp was voted the most popular of the five. Bibliography Maggie Simpson Margaret ""Maggie"" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She first appeared on television in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. She received"
"at the Simpson house, coming to retrieve Maggie. Marge reveals that Kang is Maggie's real father and explains how it happened. Kang and Kodos demand that the Simpsons give Maggie to them, and Kang and Homer start to fight until they are taken on ""The Jerry Springer Show"". When an audience member criticizes Kang, he vaporizes her, as well as the rest of the audience and the film crew. After leaving the studio, Kang and Kodos threaten to destroy every politician in Washington unless given Maggie. Marge and the Simpsons slyly imply that the aliens could not possibly destroy ""every"""
"Brand New Badge"" where she is able to non-fatally shoot a group of mobsters in rapid succession with a rifle that she apparently hides in her crib. Maggie is usually frightened and exasperated by Homer's attempts to bond with her, but has on several occasions stepped in to save Homer's life: once from drowning, once from being shot by mobsters, once from being kidnapped by a tow truck driver, and once from being shot by Russ Cargill, head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Matt Groening first conceived Maggie and the rest of the Simpson family in 1986 in"
"father is Neil Curtis, not Mickey). She is the grandmother of Nathan Horton (Melissa's son), Melanie Jonas (Daniel's daughter), Holly Lane (Daniel's other daughter) and Parker Jonas (Daniel's son). She is also an aunt, great-aunt and great great aunt to many members of the Horton and Kirikias family through her marriages to Mickey and Victor. Suzanne Rogers first auditioned for the role on July 13, 1973, and garnered the attention of future daytime legend, Susan Flannery, who played Dr. Laura Horton. Maggie was introduced as a guest character in August 1973, by scriptwriter William J. Bell and executive producer Betty"
"as the voice of J. Jonah Jameson, while Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, and Jonathan Franzen make cameos as themselves. During its first airing, the episode gained 9.31 million viewers, beating the previous episode. Homer awakens to find numerous reminders of ""Don't Forget"" all over the house (written on his stomach, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II's flanks and in Maggie's alphabet cereal.) Marge reminds the family they are to watch Grampa in the Senior Olympics, and Homer groans about it, thinking that this is what he was supposed to remember. Right after the family leaves, Moe leaves a"
"into the ""Press Gang"" episode ""The Big Finish?"", the character Brian Magboy (Simon Schatzberger). Moffat scripted unfortunate situations for the Magboy character, such as having a typewriter drop on his foot. Moffat says that the character's name was inspired by his wife's: ""Magboy: Maggie's boy"". During the pitch meeting at the Groucho Club, Ptaszynski realised that Moffat was talking passionately about his impending divorce and suggested that he write about that instead of his initial proposal, a school sitcom. Taking Ptaszynski's advice, Moffat's new idea was about ""a sitcom writer whose wife leaves him"". Speaking about the autobiographical elements of"